Last year on Halloween I decided to make a (very) short film using a couple of the puppets I’d made for an upcoming feature - happy one year anniversary, MR. DEAD: A PETITE GUIGNOL! youtube.com/shorts/BuCTd...

Good Mourning. #puppet #puppets #gothic #goth #goodmourning

Happy birthday to the Man of 1,000 Faces (but only one birthday), Lon Chaney! #lonchaney #lonchaneysr #themanof1000faces

Proclamations by Moonlight. #puppet #puppetry #puppeteer #skeleton #marionette

Happy World Puppetry Day! #puppets #worldpuppetryday #puppeteer

Mr. Belvedere Photo Dump #MrBelvedere #Brocktoon

HALP, I’ve paper mache on my human flesh #papermache #humanflesh #art #photo #blackandwhite #puppet #puppetry #mask

Here's a short horror story, written By @justinsane.bsky.social , illustrated by me. I hope you enjoy. #horror #comics #horrorcomics #indiecomics www.behance.net/gallery/7812...

Space-Rock’s unsung hero BB BORIS. #BBBoris #SayHelloToJupiterForMe #TheManFromTheFuture

What music they make. #clown #clowning #musicalsaw #singingsaw

Good mourning! #tintype #tintypephoto #goodmourning

Behind the scenes wardrobe assistance on MR. DEAD. #shortfilm #puppet #puppetfilm #film #gothic

Toot toot! #filmstuff #puppetfilm

Still from my latest film project. #puppet #puppets #puppetry #puppeteer #petiteguignol

In honor of the great David Lynch, let’s finish those weird works of art we’ve been putting off, pushed to the sidelines, felt were impossible. I’ve been building puppets & sets for my first feature for almost a year now, and I’m more inspired and driven than ever before. #DavidLynch #RIPDavidLynch

David Lynch - A huge and sad loss. A remarkably unique and very talented filmmaker. It was such a truly great pleasure to work with him. If his name was in the credits, you knew the film was really worth seeing. I will miss him.

RIP to one of my biggest influences - the great David Lynch. Your films have meant so much to me, for such a majority of my life, that it’s hard to comprehend a time when I won’t have a next project of yours, or one of your insightful and amusing anecdotes, to look forward to. #DavidLynch

Who is your birthday twin? GIF replies only.

Heads aplenty. #puppets #puppetry #puppeteer #makingpuppets

Happy Holidays and a Merry Lynchmas to you all!

A few of the stills I’ve added to MR. DEAD’s IMDB page. #film #filmmaker #puppetfilm

MR. DEAD has been added to my filmography on IMDB! Go and visit his page, he’s lonely. 💀 #film

Mourning Contemplation. #goth #gothic #puppet #puppets #puppetry #puppeteer #marionette #puppetfilm #puppetfilms #mourningcontemplation #petiteguignol

Writing Day. #novelist #puppetry #puppeteer #writingday

Dead Format. #super8 #super8mm #filmdirector #film

Merry Krampusnacht! #krampus #krampusnacht #merrykrampusnacht

PUPPET PORTRAITS #6 IVAN THE WORKER. This cheerful fellow works in the pipe-hammering factory, but he isn’t quite sure what hammering pipes actually does. Still, he doesn’t mind his job so very much, although he would prefer more than ten minutes for his daily lunch break. (1/2) #puppetportraits

About to dive back into editing my first novel with clear eyes after some time off - it’s taken me a full year to write and another year of editing so far. Hopefully after this round of edits it’ll be in excellent shape to begin querying. #firstnovel #horrorfantasy #horrorromance #alwaysbewriting

Ralph the All-Purpose Animal and Mumford the No-Purpose Nothing are two of the greatest animated characters ever created. If you haven’t seen it, do check out the 1983 masterpiece TWICE UPON A TIME (I prefer the uncensored version, but the family-friendly version is also amazing.) #animation #lumage

To a new world of gods and monsters. #puppet #puppets #puppetry #puppeteer #dark #creepy #horror #horrorpuppets #darkpuppetry #halloween

Hello! Goodbye! #puppet #puppets #puppetry #puppeteer #puppetsky

PUPPET PORTRAITS #5 CONSTABLE OF THE PEOPLE. This easily angered officer is tasked with upholding the law, and is fond of hitting people over the head with his baton, so if you see him, don’t try to engage in a battle of wits, because he’ll just hit you over the head with his baton. #puppetportraits

“I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of turkey!” #thanksgivinginisengard #thewayofturkey

PUPPET PORTRAITS #4 LADY BOURGEOIS. You may’ve seen this lady strutting about the most glamorous parties in her golden gowns and diamond-encrusted wigs, treating the staff like complete garbage. Or maybe not, because people like us aren’t really invited to those things. #puppetportraits #puppets

PUPPET PORTRAITS #3 It’s GLORIOUS LEADER! Ruling over the country with an iron fist, Glorious Leader is a bit of a smug dunce, but is beloved by many people for reasons I’ll never comprehend. In any case, don’t blame me, I voted for the other candidate. 🤷🏻‍♂️ #puppetportraits #puppets

Quote this with your favorite silent film actor

PUPPET PORTRAITS #2 The Butler. He’s just the butler for some bourgeois couple who mistreat him daily. He lets them, because sometimes they allow him to eat the scraps from their plates. I keep telling him to eat the rich instead. Maybe one day he’ll take my advice. 🤷🏻‍♂️ #puppetportraits #puppets

PUPPET PORTRAITS #1 This is Low Class, a grinning man-baby whose sense of humor is only rivaled by his ill manners. Still, he’s a happy chap who’s good for a laugh down at the pub, even if he does get you into heaps of trouble deep into the wee hours of the morning. #puppetportraits #puppets

All right, finally grabbed my pro badge for Comic-Con 2025. #comiccon #sdcc #sandiegocomiccon #nothingsgonnastopmenow

Hi, I’m Justin Sane, and I’m a director, screenwriter, puppeteer & comics creator who needs more interesting folks to follow! Looking to connect with fellow #filmmakers, #producers, #actors, #puppeteers and #comics folks, as well as people who are into #horror, the #Victorian era & #silent #film!

About twenty-four years ago I embarked on making my first true short film, a dystopic silent entitled AGE OF THE MACHINE. Plagued by malfunctioning cameras, poor lighting conditions & less-than-stellar film-to-video techniques, it almost looks like a Rorschach test in motion. #film #shortfilm

Good mourning! #puppets #puppet #puppetry #puppeteer #goodmourning #weird

Everyone loves to talk about their local horror hosts, but I never see anyone talk about their local television puppet characters! Here in the Bay Area we had such shows as Charley & Humphrey, Buster & Me and Brother Buzz! Who were your local puppet characters, Bluesky? #puppet #puppets #localtv

Do you like puppets? Magic? Romance? Silent film? Then check out my short puppet film from a few years back - BROUGHT TO LIFE: A ROMANCE OF TWO SPIRITS. #puppet #puppets #puppetry #puppeteer #shortfilm #film #puppetfilm #silentfilm

Mr. Dead cuts a handsome figure. He’ll also drag you to the depths of the afterlife! Whatta guy. #puppet #puppets #puppetry #puppeteer #puppetfilms #spooky #creepy #victorian

Going through some old photos of my ancestors. The Honourable Professor Ulysses Punch was quite a looker. #puppet #puppets #puppetry #puppetportraits

Our true failure as a species is that we have so precious few music videos by Crispin Glover. #crispinglover

Strange bedfellows. #puppets #puppetry #puppeteer

Describe your current WIP using only 2 posters. #scriptsky

Brought out my old Bolex 16mm camera to give it a once-over since I haven’t seen it in years. Still runs perfectly! #16mm #filmmaking